Re: [Framers] Adding a word to FM dictionary

[Les Smalley]

 First, I have no direct experience in this version of FM, as I've been out of 
the publishing world for over a decade now.  Second, I have no idea what 
setting is keeping you from adding a word to the dictionary (file permissions 
is my initial guess)

But I recall issues in past versions both with misspelled words in random 
paragraphs not being flagged, and correctly spelled words getting flagged, 
because somehow the language setting of the para was changed somehow from the 
desired language (US English) to something else, so FM looked up things in a 
different language dictionary - or not at all if the language was "none" (which 
we used to document code samples).

Might be worth checking, just in case.
-- Les

On Monday, July 26, 2021, 7:00:55 PM EDT, tamm...@spectrumwritingllc.com 
 wrote:  
 
 Hi Peter,

I am a party of one, so nothing on a network directory branch of my
installation. Everything is in my local directory. I wouldn't have a clue as
to what application tweaked my Windows and even if it did, why on earth
would the one word "potential" in the FM check spelling world be affected??
Stranger things, yes, have happened, but . .. 

Is there a way to refresh/replace/repair the US English dictionary for FM?
Just trying all thoughts at this point.

Thank you!

TVB

Tammy Van Boening
Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com
www.spectrumwritingllc.com

-Original Message-
From: Framers
 On
Behalf Of Peter Gold
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2021 3:56 PM
To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software.

Subject: Re: [Framers] Adding a word to FM dictionary

Standing out here on the sidelines of your battle, I can't help but wonder
if there's some kind of Windows cache issue that's at play. Actually not
"play" - more like evil. IIRC, in DOS days, some applications needed some OS
environment options, like "files=", or "threads=," customized, to perform
optimally. Perhaps there's a Windows Ace who can chime in here.

* Is it possible that other applications have tweaked your Windows?

* Is it possible that some of your settings or support files are on a
network directory branch of your installation, rather than in your local
directory?

HTH

On Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 2:37 PM  wrote:

> Update to the problem below: I followed Reng's advice about writing 
> the dictionaries to a file to attempt a correction that way and 
> neither the document dictionary nor the personal dictionary contains 
> "potential."  Does anyone have any advice or ideas?
>
> Thanks!
>
> TVB
>
> _
> 
> OK,
>
> This was happening in FM12 and now with a standalone new install with 
> FM2019, so I give because as a standalone install (it was not an 
> upgrade install), the dictionaries should be new and not corrupted - in
theory!
> The
> word "potential" is getting flagged as a possible misspelling in my 
> current document set, and based on the section that I am writing 
> currently, it's driving me insane. If I right-click on a flagged 
> instance of "potential," I can select either Learn the Word or Allow 
> in Document and still get the same cryptic message:
>
> "You cannot add potential to a dictionary. To add potential to a 
> dictionary, first deselect the corresponding Find setting in the 
> Spelling Checker Options dialog box."
>
> What friggin' Find setting? There isn't an applicable one selected. . .
> it's not a repeated word, etc.
>
> Any advice on how to solve this inane problem?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> TVB
>
>
> Tammy Van Boening
> Principal/Owner
> Spectrum Writing, LLC
> www.spectrumwritingllc.com <http://www.spectrumwritingllc.com>
> 303-840-1755

  
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Re: [Framers] Adding a word to FM dictionary

[Reng Winfried]

Hi,

When I check this in FM 2019 and 2020, "potential" is not flagged
as misspelled with UK or US English.
Your error message is:
"You cannot add potential to a dictionary. To add potential to a dictionary, 
first deselect the corresponding Find setting in the Spelling Checker Options 
dialog box."

What are your Find settings in the Spelling Options
(the options on the left side of the dialog)?
Had you changed anything here?
What happens, when you change this back to Default?

Best regards

Winfried

-Original Message-
From: Framers 
 On Behalf 
Of tamm...@spectrumwritingllc.com
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2021 9:37 PM
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: [Framers] Adding a word to FM dictionary

Update to the problem below: I followed Reng's advice about writing the 
dictionaries to a file to attempt a correction that way and neither the 
document dictionary nor the personal dictionary contains "potential."  Does 
anyone have any advice or ideas?

Thanks!

TVB



___

OK,

 

This was happening in FM12 and now with a standalone new install with FM2019, 
so I give because as a standalone install (it was not an upgrade install), the 
dictionaries should be new and not corrupted - in theory!  The word "potential" 
is getting flagged as a possible misspelling in my current document set, and 
based on the section that I am writing currently, it's driving me insane. If I 
right-click on a flagged instance of "potential," I can select either Learn the 
Word or Allow in Document and still get the same cryptic message:

 

"You cannot add potential to a dictionary. To add potential to a dictionary, 
first deselect the corresponding Find setting in the Spelling Checker Options 
dialog box." 

 

What friggin' Find setting? There isn't an applicable one selected. . . it's 
not a repeated word, etc.

 

Any advice on how to solve this inane problem?

 

Thanks!

 

TVB

 

Tammy Van Boening

Principal/Owner

Spectrum Writing, LLC

www.spectrumwritingllc.com  

303-840-1755 

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Re: [Framers] Adding a word to FM dictionary

[Peter Gold]

Hi, Tammy!

I've been a Mac user for years, so my wild Windows guesses are all from
memory.

A few other stabs:

* Have you tried restarting Windows in "safe" mode?

* Have you tried a different font? Are there any non-standard characters in
the text?

* On the chance that there's a bad hardware/memory/drive problem, have you
run diagnostic utilities, logging in as a different user, moving RAM
modules to different sockets, and/or removing and reinserting RAM and drive
connectors?

On Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 6:00 PM  wrote:

> Hi Peter,
>
> I am a party of one, so nothing on a network directory branch of my
> installation. Everything is in my local directory. I wouldn't have a clue
> as
> to what application tweaked my Windows and even if it did, why on earth
> would the one word "potential" in the FM check spelling world be affected??
> Stranger things, yes, have happened, but . ..
>
> Is there a way to refresh/replace/repair the US English dictionary for FM?
> Just trying all thoughts at this point.
>
> Thank you!
>
> TVB
>
> Tammy Van Boening
> Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com
> www.spectrumwritingllc.com
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Framers
>  On
> Behalf Of Peter Gold
> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2021 3:56 PM
> To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software.
> 
> Subject: Re: [Framers] Adding a word to FM dictionary
>
> Standing out here on the sidelines of your battle, I can't help but wonder
> if there's some kind of Windows cache issue that's at play. Actually not
> "play" - more like evil. IIRC, in DOS days, some applications needed some
> OS
> environment options, like "files=", or "threads=," customized, to perform
> optimally. Perhaps there's a Windows Ace who can chime in here.
>
> * Is it possible that other applications have tweaked your Windows?
>
> * Is it possible that some of your settings or support files are on a
> network directory branch of your installation, rather than in your local
> directory?
>
> HTH
>
> On Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 2:37 PM  wrote:
>
> > Update to the problem below: I followed Reng's advice about writing
> > the dictionaries to a file to attempt a correction that way and
> > neither the document dictionary nor the personal dictionary contains
> > "potential."  Does anyone have any advice or ideas?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > TVB
> >
> >
> > __
> > __
> >
> > __
> > __
> > ___
> >
> > OK,
> >
> >
> >
> > This was happening in FM12 and now with a standalone new install with
> > FM2019, so I give because as a standalone install (it was not an
> > upgrade install), the dictionaries should be new and not corrupted - in
> theory!
> > The
> > word "potential" is getting flagged as a possible misspelling in my
> > current document set, and based on the section that I am writing
> > currently, it's driving me insane. If I right-click on a flagged
> > instance of "potential," I can select either Learn the Word or Allow
> > in Document and still get the same cryptic message:
> >
> >
> >
> > "You cannot add potential to a dictionary. To add potential to a
> > dictionary, first deselect the corresponding Find setting in the
> > Spelling Checker Options dialog box."
> >
> >
> >
> > What friggin' Find setting? There isn't an applicable one selected. . .
> > it's
> > not a repeated word, etc.
> >
> >
> >
> > Any advice on how to solve this inane problem?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> >
> > TVB
> >
> >
> >
> > Tammy Van Boening
> >
> > Principal/Owner
> >
> > Spectrum Writing, LLC
> >
> > www.spectrumwritingllc.com <http://www.spectrumwritingllc.com>
> >
> > 303-840-1755
> >
> >
> >
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Re: [Framers] Adding a word to FM dictionary

[tammyvb]

Hi Peter,

I am a party of one, so nothing on a network directory branch of my
installation. Everything is in my local directory. I wouldn't have a clue as
to what application tweaked my Windows and even if it did, why on earth
would the one word "potential" in the FM check spelling world be affected??
Stranger things, yes, have happened, but . .. 

Is there a way to refresh/replace/repair the US English dictionary for FM?
Just trying all thoughts at this point.

Thank you!

TVB

Tammy Van Boening
Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com
www.spectrumwritingllc.com

-Original Message-
From: Framers
 On
Behalf Of Peter Gold
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2021 3:56 PM
To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software.

Subject: Re: [Framers] Adding a word to FM dictionary

Standing out here on the sidelines of your battle, I can't help but wonder
if there's some kind of Windows cache issue that's at play. Actually not
"play" - more like evil. IIRC, in DOS days, some applications needed some OS
environment options, like "files=", or "threads=," customized, to perform
optimally. Perhaps there's a Windows Ace who can chime in here.

* Is it possible that other applications have tweaked your Windows?

* Is it possible that some of your settings or support files are on a
network directory branch of your installation, rather than in your local
directory?

HTH

On Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 2:37 PM  wrote:

> Update to the problem below: I followed Reng's advice about writing 
> the dictionaries to a file to attempt a correction that way and 
> neither the document dictionary nor the personal dictionary contains 
> "potential."  Does anyone have any advice or ideas?
>
> Thanks!
>
> TVB
>
>
> __
> __
>
> __
> __
> ___
>
> OK,
>
>
>
> This was happening in FM12 and now with a standalone new install with 
> FM2019, so I give because as a standalone install (it was not an 
> upgrade install), the dictionaries should be new and not corrupted - in
theory!
> The
> word "potential" is getting flagged as a possible misspelling in my 
> current document set, and based on the section that I am writing 
> currently, it's driving me insane. If I right-click on a flagged 
> instance of "potential," I can select either Learn the Word or Allow 
> in Document and still get the same cryptic message:
>
>
>
> "You cannot add potential to a dictionary. To add potential to a 
> dictionary, first deselect the corresponding Find setting in the 
> Spelling Checker Options dialog box."
>
>
>
> What friggin' Find setting? There isn't an applicable one selected. . .
> it's
> not a repeated word, etc.
>
>
>
> Any advice on how to solve this inane problem?
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> TVB
>
>
>
> Tammy Van Boening
>
> Principal/Owner
>
> Spectrum Writing, LLC
>
> www.spectrumwritingllc.com <http://www.spectrumwritingllc.com>
>
> 303-840-1755
>
>
>
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Re: [Framers] Adding a word to FM dictionary

[Peter Gold]

Standing out here on the sidelines of your battle, I can't help but wonder
if there's some kind of Windows cache issue that's at play. Actually not
"play" - more like evil. IIRC, in DOS days, some applications needed some
OS environment options, like "files=", or "threads=," customized, to
perform optimally. Perhaps there's a Windows Ace who can chime in here.

* Is it possible that other applications have tweaked your Windows?

* Is it possible that some of your settings or support files are on a
network directory branch of your installation, rather than in your local
directory?

HTH

On Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 2:37 PM  wrote:

> Update to the problem below: I followed Reng's advice about writing the
> dictionaries to a file to attempt a correction that way and neither the
> document dictionary nor the personal dictionary contains "potential."  Does
> anyone have any advice or ideas?
>
> Thanks!
>
> TVB
>
>
> 
>
> 
> ___
>
> OK,
>
>
>
> This was happening in FM12 and now with a standalone new install with
> FM2019, so I give because as a standalone install (it was not an upgrade
> install), the dictionaries should be new and not corrupted - in theory!
> The
> word "potential" is getting flagged as a possible misspelling in my current
> document set, and based on the section that I am writing currently, it's
> driving me insane. If I right-click on a flagged instance of "potential," I
> can select either Learn the Word or Allow in Document and still get the
> same
> cryptic message:
>
>
>
> "You cannot add potential to a dictionary. To add potential to a
> dictionary,
> first deselect the corresponding Find setting in the Spelling Checker
> Options dialog box."
>
>
>
> What friggin' Find setting? There isn't an applicable one selected. . .
> it's
> not a repeated word, etc.
>
>
>
> Any advice on how to solve this inane problem?
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> TVB
>
>
>
> Tammy Van Boening
>
> Principal/Owner
>
> Spectrum Writing, LLC
>
> www.spectrumwritingllc.com 
>
> 303-840-1755
>
>
>
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